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There are 41 Urban councils in
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the second tier municipalities in the country. Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the
Constitution of Sri Lanka The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව, Śrī Laṃkā āndukrama vyavasthāva, ta, இலங்கை அரசிய ...
, Urban councils became a devolved subject under the Provincial Councils in the Local Government system of Sri Lanka. The Urban councils collectively govern approximately 1,388,000 people. There are 417 Councillors in total, ranging from 22 to 7 per council.


Urban councils


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;Elevated to
Municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
status in 1959 * Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Urban Council ;Elevated to
Municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
status in 1997 * Moratuwa Urban Council * Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Urban Council ;Elevated to
Municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
status in 2011 * Bandarawela Urban Council * Hambantota Urban Council


See also

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List of cities in Sri Lanka The following is a list of Human settlement, settlements in Sri Lanka with a population over 50,000. Cities References External links

{{Asia topic, List of cities in Cities in Sri Lanka, Lists of cities by country, Sri Lanka Lists o ...
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Provincial government in Sri Lanka Provincial governments of Sri Lanka are the devolved governments of the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka. In accordance with the Sri Lankan constitution, provinces have legislative power over a variety of matters including agriculture, education, heal ...
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Local government in Sri Lanka Local government is the third and lowest level of government in Sri Lanka – after the Cabinet of Sri Lanka, central government and Provinces of Sri Lanka#Provincial Councils, provincial councils. The local government bodies are collectively ...
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Municipal councils of Sri Lanka There are 24 Municipal councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the largest cities and first tier municipalities in the country. Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, muni ...
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Pradeshiya Sabha There are 276 Pradeshiya Sabhas in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the third tier municipalities in the country. Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, Pradeshiya Sabhas becam ...


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{{Urban councils of Sri Lanka Populated places in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, List of cities in
Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...